US and World News

By Tom Balmforth ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) – United Nations inspectors arrived on Wednesday in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on a mission to prevent a nuclear accident at a …

By Syed Raza Hassan and Asif Shahzad SHIKARPUR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Residents in southern Pakistan used sandbags to shield their homes from surging floodwaters that inundated a major highway on …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday the United States will never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon, the White House said, …

By Eric Cox and Rich McKay JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – After Mississippi’s capital lost running water this week due to a treatment plant failure, Jackson State University football coach Deion …

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh ended a hunger strike lasting over 160 days on Wednesday after Israel agreed to his release in October, his lawyer said. Awawdeh, 40, …

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday praised the late Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev as a far-sighted statesman who was committed to improving relations among nations. Francis sent a …

By Robert Muller and Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) -EU foreign ministers on Wednesday decided to make it more expensive and lengthier for Russians to obtain visas to travel to the …

By Kevin Liffey LONDON (Reuters) -Mikhail Gorbachev was mourned in the West on Wednesday as a towering statesman who helped to end the Cold War, but his death received a …

BEIJING (Reuters) -China said on Wednesday that a condition for the resumption of bilateral climate talks with the United States was Washington dispelling the “negative influence” left by U.S. House …

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau switched the roles of two Cabinet ministers on Wednesday because Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi asked to spend more time at her home in …

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan said on Wednesday it would exercise its right to self-defence and counter-attack if Chinese armed forces entered its territory, as Beijing increased military activities …

(Reuters) – Russia is considering doubling fines for exposing children to what it calls “LGBT propaganda” and making any event or act seen as promoting homosexuality an administrative offence, the …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration will announce additional security aid for Ukraine shortly, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Wednesday. “There will be announcements of future …

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban marked the first anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces on Wednesday by calling on the international community to “learn” from …

By Kate Lamb and Yuddy Cahya Budiman NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – Officials from the Group of 20 major economies meeting on Wednesday for climate talks in Bali have been …

BEIJING (Reuters) -Parts of China’s southern city of Guangzhou imposed COVID-19 curbs on Wednesday, joining the tech hub of Shenzhen in battling flare-ups, fuelling uncertainty over commerce and daily life …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and the United States are discussing a possible meeting of their bilateral consultative commission on the New START Treaty, the Interfax news agency quoted Russia’s deputy …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Violence against women and girls in Mexico has increased over the last five years, the statistics office said in a survey that found seven in 10 …

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A year into the Taliban’s rule, war crimes prosecutors in The Hague have urged judges to rule promptly on their request to resume investigations into atrocities …

(Reuters) – Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital …

By Josh Smith POCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States have vowed to step up joint military training to deter North Korea, but for residents outside …

By Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL (Reuters) – When President Tayyip Erdogan’s son-in-law suddenly quit as finance minister in late 2020, four staff in Turkey’s leading newsrooms said they received a clear …

By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A record-breaking heat wave is expected to hit California on Wednesday, bringing temperatures of up to 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46°C) in the state’s …

By Josh Smith POCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) – Tanks and howitzers sent smoke and shockwaves through the air less than 20 miles from the fortified border with North Korea on …